In Defiance of Hitler: The Secret Mission of Varian Fry | 
| Author: Carla Killough Mcclafferty
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 103896
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7 x 0.9
ISBN: 0374382042
Dewey Decimal Number: 940.5315092
EAN: 9780374382049
ASIN: 0374382042
Publication Date: September 2, 2008
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DIVOn August 4, 1940, an unassuming American journalist named Varian Fry made his way to Marseilles, France, carrying in his pockets the names of approximately two hundred artists and intellectuals #8211; all enemies of the new Nazi regime. As a volunteer for the Emergency Rescue Committee, Fry#8217;s mission was to help these refugees flee to safety, then return home two weeks later. As more and more people came to him for assistance, however, he realized the situation was far worse than anyone in America had suspected #8211; and his role far greater than he had imagined. He remained in France for over a year, refusing to leave until he was forcibly evicted. BRBRBRAt a time when most Americans ignored the atrocities in Europe, Varian Fry engaged in covert operations, putting himself in great danger, to save strangers in a foreign land. He was instrumental in the rescue of over two thousand refugees, including the novelist Heinrich Mann and the artist Marc Chagall. P/P/DIV
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 Conscience, Courage, Defiance, Paying the Price November 28, 2008
Harvard-educated Varian Fry was a man with a conscience. He traveled through Germany before the outbreak of WWII and saw the rising hatred against the Jews. When Hitler took over and Jews were forced to flee, many wound up in France. But Hitler was advancing into France and the lives of refugee Jews were endangered again. Their only hope - one man, Varian Fry.br /br /Almost single handedly Fry managed to rescue two thousand refugees. McClafferty does an expert job of presenting the prevailing atmosphere of the times, evoked by numerous historically accurate details. Yet, she does this with flair and makes the story engrossing for the middle grade reader, the young adult reader or the adult reader. The story is definitely a page-turner, a study in how to defy a tyrant and overcome the darkness of the Holocaust.br /br /We are tempted to believe that every brave man deserves to life happily-ever-after. Courage, though, takes it's toll. McClafferty draws the picture of Varian Fry's later years with sympathy.br /br /If you are teaching a lesson on the Holocaust, plan to include this stirring story.br /br /McClafferty's previous book, Something Out of Nothing: Marie Curie and Radium was awarded the International Reading Association medal for the Best Nonfiction Book in the Intermediate Category; it was also an Orbis Pictus Honor Book. Also, see her first book, The Head Bone's Connected To The Neck Bone: The Weird, Wacky, and Wonderful X-Ray. For more, [...]
 An engaging and heroic narrative September 19, 2008
This is the newest and in my opinion best introduction to Varian Fry, still a relatively unknown and unsung hero of World War II. This book is targeted at a young audience, nevertheless I recommend it to anyone seeking an introduction to a remarkable man through whom we can all draw inspiration. The author has done an excellent job conveying the danger, intrigue, frustration and ultimate success of the Emergency Rescue Committee's most charismatic character. The photographs are excellent as well as the appendix and source notes.br /br /Great job Carla Killough McClafferty
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